Human imagination is the most amazing!
Under Zhang Mingwei's inspiration, wherever power was needed, it could be replaced with this kind of thing. This possibility immediately shocked these people.
None of them could imagine what would happen if the ship could move on its own without wind or manpower to drive it? The same goes for cars. Just sit in the car and light the fire, and the car will move forward...
However, the one who was least shocked was Zhu Nuao. While everyone else was still dreaming, she had come to her senses and immediately said excitedly to Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, that is called a train. It is so long that it can pull as many carriages at a time. If there is one now, If so, when the food from the south is transported to the north, there won’t be so much food consumed on the way, right?”
The first big thing she encountered after leaving the palace was the problem of refugees outside the city. The key to solving the refugee problem is food, so the first thing that comes to her mind is the food problem.
Zhang Mingwei nodded and said: "If this train is available, it will greatly improve the transportation in Ming Dynasty. The flow of goods from east to west, north and south will speed up and complement each other. Not only will the food problem be improved, but it will also promote consumption and production in various places, so that People's lives have been greatly improved..."
"What are consumption and production?" Zhu Yuyao didn't understand and asked quickly.
After Zhang Mingwei heard this, he explained it to her again.
While the two of them were talking, everyone else was just listening.
What Zhang Mingwei said at this time was really like opening a window to people in the dark. Let them discover that it can still be like this outside!
When Zhu Yulao got excited about the conversation, she asked Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, can you build that kind of airplane that flies in the sky?"
Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but laugh after hearing this. How dare you think about it!
So, he shook his head and said: "It is impossible to fly into the sky relying on this steam engine as power, because the power conversion efficiency is too low and it is too heavy."
Seeing Zhu Ainao listening, she showed a hint of disappointment. After all, for anyone, being able to fly is definitely a very desirable thing.
Therefore, Zhang Mingwei continued: "But the principle is actually the same. We can improve it on the basis of this steam engine to make it more efficient in energy conversion. When this power can generate enough buoyancy to make the aircraft float in the air, it can Achieved!"
When Zhu Ainao heard this, she immediately became happy again and quickly asked again.
Therefore, in the lobby, only Zhang Mingwei and Zhu Acuo were talking. The others all listened with their ears perked up, but most of them looked confused. Even Fang Yizhi and Huang Zongxi did not understand many words in Zhang Mingwei and Zhu Yuluo's words.
But the more this happens, the more knowledgeable and talented Zhang Mingwei becomes. Even Zhu Yuluo seemed to them to be very knowledgeable. Because if it were them, it would be impossible to chat so much with Zhang Mingwei.
The princess's participation in the discussion proved from another aspect that what Zhang Mingwei said was definitely not deceptive. Otherwise, the princess would not have said so much.
This time, Zhou Yuji was okay. He never thought he knew much. But for Fang Yizhi and Huang Zongxi, especially Fang Yizhi, it was a very big blow.
Suave, brilliant, and knowledgeable, these were Fang Yizhi's labels before the fall of the Ming Dynasty. However, these labels encountered the most serious crisis after meeting Zhang Mingwei, making Fang Yizhi himself embarrassed to think so.
Compared with ordinary people who are likely to refuse to acknowledge and walk away after such a blow, Fang Yizhi is indeed different. For unknown fields and knowledge that has not been learned before, it is very easy to learn. I wish I could learn it all by myself. Understand. This is also the case, he will know more than others.
After listening and imagining, he couldn't deny that, if nothing else, if this steam engine could really be built, it would indeed change the Ming Dynasty and the world!
If it is said that the investigation of things to achieve knowledge is a great science, at this time Fang Yizhi believed that there is no other investigation of things that can be more powerful than this one.
The light wave theory he had studied before, in his opinion, had no use at all in benefiting the country and the people. However, this steam engine is different.
With this in mind, after the conversation between Zhang Mingwei and Zhu Yuluo came to an end, Fang Yizhi stood up, straightened his clothes, bowed to Zhang Mingwei very respectfully, and said sincerely: "Sir, I have never heard of such a great talent. Students are not talented. , I think I still have some ability, and I sincerely ask you to accept your students and do your best to build this steam engine, benefit the people, and do something truly meaningful!"
At this time, he indeed thought so. Compared with the steam engine, other things were simply insignificant. He was still thinking about what the bookend said before, but he was too embarrassed to take it out again.
The ancients did not accept apprenticeship casually. Especially for someone like Fang Yizhi, if he is not truly convinced, it is absolutely impossible for him to become his disciple.
Zhang Mingwei was still happy when he heard what he said, so he looked at him seriously and asked: "Do you really have a heart to pursue knowledge, benefit the people, and serve the country and the people wholeheartedly?"
What people pursue is nothing more than money, power, fame, etc. Compared with businessmen who pursue money and officials who pursue power, scholars are famous. Of course, this is only relative.
Fang Yizhi came from a family of officials and had no shortage of money and power. It had only been two years since he entered officialdom, and he had not yet fallen into party strife. He was still engaged in learning, and he even started writing his "Little Knowledge of Physics". For him, at least his current pursuit is different from ordinary people.
At this time, after hearing Zhang Mingwei's question, he replied very seriously: "This is what the student said from the bottom of his heart. Please honor it, sir!"
Huang Zongxi next to him looked very envious. He also wanted to become a disciple, but he had not yet obtained Liu Zongzhou's approval, so he could only look at him with envy.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei still said seriously: "Don't underestimate this steam engine. If you want to make it and improve it to a truly practical level, it will take several years or even decades. And there is a lot of knowledge to learn. .Can you really put aside everything and concentrate on this?"
I studied to become an official, and now I have finally mastered it. Although I am currently idle, I have a bright future, and there is a high possibility that I will join the cabinet in the future. It is absolutely impossible to say that Fang Yizhi doesn't care about this.
However, his love for the first course of miscellaneous studies has been with him since he was a child. Otherwise, he would not have been thinking about miscellaneous studies after becoming a Jinshi and entering the officialdom, and even started writing books.
At this time, Fang Yizhi was really confused.
